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We can conceive of eternity because we cannot conceive of a cessation of time. We can conceive of infinite space because we cannot conceive of so much matter that our imagination will not stand upon the farthest star and see infinite space beyond.
We can conceive of eternity because we cannot conceive of a cessation of time. We can conceive of infinite space because we cannot conceive of so much matter that our imagination will not stand upon the farthest star and see infinite space beyond.
Approximate author period: c. 1866 AD · industrial
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- Robert Green Ingersoll
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- Approximate author period: c. 1866 AD · industrial
Approximate period for the recorded attribution to Robert Green Ingersoll, based on documented lifetime 1833 to 1899. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q469882 (checked 2026-10-08). This is not a quotation composition date or independent authentication of its attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q469882 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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